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What is the deal with this dig at soccer? Culture yourself

If it wasn't for the pads, there would be a significant death rate for the NFL. It used to not be so popular because of the injuries and as soon as the pads were deemed mandatory, football became really popular.

Even in practice, players would die...

What the f*ck is Soccer! You mean Football right?

mviola wrote:If it wasn't for the pads, there would be a significant death rate for the NFL. It used to not be so popular because of the injuries and as soon as the pads were deemed mandatory, football became really popular.

The UK has a non-pad version of American football.

It's called 'rugby'.

barackattack wrote:

mviola wrote:If it wasn't for the pads, there would be a significant death rate for the NFL. It used to not be so popular because of the injuries and as soon as the pads were deemed mandatory, football became really popular.

The UK has a non-pad version of American football.

It's called 'rugby'.

Ok, but rugby doesn't have players running full speed at each other head first.

I'm not saying rugby players aren't tough, but that rarely happens in rugby.

sdh wrote:What the f*ck is Soccer! You mean Football right?

I think he meant kickball.

mviola wrote:

barackattack wrote:

mviola wrote:If it wasn't for the pads, there would be a significant death rate for the NFL. It used to not be so popular because of the injuries and as soon as the pads were deemed mandatory, football became really popular.

The UK has a non-pad version of American football.

It's called 'rugby'.

Ok, but rugby doesn't have players running full speed at each other head first.

I'm not saying rugby players aren't tough, but that rarely happens in rugby.

Meh, like BA ever played rugby. Rugby players use body armour and pads too, scrum caps being the most obvious, but players wear what they need, and the rules are different for what's a legal tackle anyway.

Nola_Lifer wrote:What is the deal with this dig at soccer? Culture yourself

yes, if you hate soccer then it's OBVIOUSLY because you aren't CULTURED enough.

Symmetry wrote:Meh, like BA ever played rugby. Rugby players use body armour and pads too, scrum caps being the most obvious, but players wear what they need, and the rules are different for what's a legal tackle anyway.

Says you? Played till I was 17.

About 1-3 players on a team wear scrum caps, which are just thin pieces of material. Tackles can still be pretty brutal.

Soccer is the sort of game you enjoy if you appreciate the journey. It's not the type of game for people who need constant validation and rewarding..

I played soccer for years as a kid. It's a good game. I always watch the World Cup. I've even been to some professional games here in the States. I can't believe how hypersensitive and insecure it's fans are though. And it's pretty bad for television, for the same reason hockey is.

I don't believe either soccer or hockey is bad for television. I love hockey, and I always watch the World Cup, and the Euro. Can't wait for the Euro this year, actually.

Pretty much all sports are equally boring to watch. I'd much rather play the sport than watch it. I find watching football or soccer to be as entertaining as watching badminton or bowling. So dull.

Only exception would be combat sports. I can watch them.

-TG

Why do Americans call their sport football? Football consists of 2 words: foot and ball. In (American) football an object is carried around in a 5 minute interval between commercials on TV. No feet are involved except for walking or running around but the do that in handball and basketball too. Whenever the object in question (it's not a ball because a ball is supposed to be round) actually has to be kicked, they have to bring in a special player to do it. In football (or soccer as Americans call it) everyone plays the ball with their feet and it's not even allowed to touch it with your hands. And, at least in Europe, football matches are never interrupted for commercials.

I do love how Americans burst out in great joy when their team managed to move the ball forward for 5 yards. 5 yards, woo-hooo! Then the game stops and they try to move it forward another 5 yards. In soccer there is alost constant action.

Howver, truth be said, at least in American football fans of opposing teams are not trying to kill each other all the time as they do in barrackattack's home country...

There's no better proof that life is indeed totally worthless than reading my 1,000,000th 'football is 'foot' and 'ball'' comment on the internet.

God I hate myself.

You're right, barackattack, English people are dumb, and no matter how many times I explain that the word "soccer" was coined in England to describe their game and they only started calling it football after WWII as a way to needle American's due to England's pervasive penis envy, Limeys still feel the need to try to do their cripple superiority dance.

The etymology of football has to do with derivations from polo. Since it was a game for people who couldn't afford horses, it was called football, being played on foot rather than horse back. I'm glad this has now been settled for the rest of the week until some other dumb Limey shows up to post "hurr durr, football = balls and feet and stuff, derpity derp"

I suppose it is kinda funny in that each posting of 'foot' and 'ball' still clearly succeeds in needling you.

But then again, I'm a man who enjoys waiting until I really can't hold it any longer before I urinate.

So, like, whatevs.

I don't think you understood what PD was saying. Would you like to try again?

I was more interested in the underlying emotion than the words which lay on the surface.

I'm a people person.

barackattack wrote:I was more interested in the underlying emotion than the words which lay on the surface.

I'm a people person.

Spoiler

Sincerely typing, I agree.

barackattack wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Meh, like BA ever played rugby. Rugby players use body armour and pads too, scrum caps being the most obvious, but players wear what they need, and the rules are different for what's a legal tackle anyway.

Says you? Played till I was 17.

About 1-3 players on a team wear scrum caps, which are just thin pieces of material. Tackles can still be pretty brutal.

and body armour? Shin pads? How familiar are you with them?